February 13, 2014

Recent Annoyances

Recently I have had some negativity welling up inside of me. I know this will come as a complete shock to those of you who know me, but there you are. In an effort to get it out of my system I shall explode forth here with 20 things that get on my nerves. . .

People who think their truck/car/bike deserves 2 parking spots.

People who don't understand that when I say 'with all due respect' I have none at all for them.

The chairman for AOL who recently told his employees that he was cutting their pensions because benefits had been expensive lately. Later he blamed this on two babies that had been born in to the AOL family and required acute medical care. Basically in his world those two very sick babies destroyed your 401K plans.

Those family stickers on car rear windows.

Cashiers who feel that they must 'celebrate' your purchase. I could not care a less about what you think about anything I am buying. If I wanted your opinion I'd ask for it. I did not. Shush.

Telemarketers who call at 10 PM and ask if it is a bad time to call.

People who share explicit pics of themselves on the internet. Very few of us look good naked. Cover up.

Tattoos.

People who complain that when someone is standing up for their rights all they are doing is 'forcing their views on me'. Guess what - you don't have the right to be a racist, neanderthal.

People who compare their struggle to the Holocaust. Things may be rough. They maybe horrific. Your situation is likely not 'Holocaust' horrific.

Slow drivers in the fast lane. You don't own it. Move over.

People who are too loud on the train.

People who think they have a God given right to carry a gun.

Alarm clocks.

The way some people write when they text. Stop being lazy, seriously, it does not take that much effort to properly write that word.

People who blindly accept political doctrine - of the right, left, or centre, without any analysis or critical thought.

People who feel the need (or that they have the right) to hug me.

Holiday obligations.

When technology refuses to work as it is supposed to for no reason at all other than an apparent inhuman desire to piss you off.

We left the snow behind and headed to California for a long weekend of fun. We shoppedm toured wineries, tasted olive oil, met up with good friends, and ate some wonderful food. I can't wait for slow bowl 2009.